Friends of the County Fairs Award

This award recognizes an important individual, group or business for its outstanding contributions to support the fair industry and the Minnesota Federation of County Fairs. This contribution can be over several years or specifically the past year. Awardees are chosen by the MFCF Board of Directors.

Previous Awardees

Senator Carrie Ruud
Representative Jeff Brand
Senator Roger Chamberlain
Representative Joe McDonald
Representative Paul Marquart
Senator Gary Dahms
Lisa Sawyer, MN Dept of Agriculture
Leon Lillie, Representative
Bob Gunther, Representative
Jeanne Poppe, Representative
Paul Torkelson, Representative
Bill Weber, Senator

Rod Hamilton, Representative
Greg Harder, MN State Fair
Gene Sanford, Rice County
Dianne Hohrman, Rice County
Douglas Tuman, McLeod County
Senator David J. Thomassoni
Mark Ditlevson
Marlin Krupp, Faribault County
Rep. Dean Urdahl
Joe Scapanski, MN State Fair
Senator Bill Ingebrigsten
Cliff Bussler
Arlon Fritsche
Jerry Hawton, Swine Superintendent, MN State Fair
John Thomforde, Poultry Superintendent, MN State Fair
Governor Tim Pawlenty
Melvin Sprengler
Robin Kinney
Joleen Hawkins
Kent Thiesse
Jerry Schoenfeld, Lobbyist
Nicole Nault, Sheraton Bloomington
Eastside Beverage
Markus Sampson, Board of Electricity
Dr. Paul Anderson, Board of Animal Health
Cheryl Huber, MN State Fair
Marlys Dorfer, Hotel Staff
Rep. Howard Swenson
Rep. Elaine Harder
Senator Steve Murphy
Senator Dallas Sams
David Kjome, Olmstead County
Jerry Hammer, MN State Fair
Ken Giannina, MN State Fair

Gene Hugoson, Commissioner of Ag
Larry Tande
Henry Kalis, Legislator
Loren Solberg, Legislator
Steve Imbo, Legislator
Tracey Backman, Legislator
Stan & Darlene Wandersee, Showmen
Ron Hamm, Showmen
Jim Ertl, FFA
Steve Pooch, MN State Fair
Doug Hansen, Newspaper Editor
Juanita Reed Boniface, 4-H
Mark Vetvick, St.Paul Radisson
Kathy Roberts, Radisson
Fred Stein, Radisson
Elton Redalen, Secretary of Ag
Leonard Harkness, 4-H
Mike Hildebrand, Showmen
Dale Merriam, Showmen
RK Rolly Larson, OABA
Lee Luebbe, Winona County
John Magel, Showmen
Paul Day, MN FFA
Warren Sheaf
Curt Norenberg, U of MN
Senator David Fredrickson
Rep. Roger Cooper
Mary Goeffon, MN State Fair
Alan Dupay, MN Dept. of Ag
Joseph Komro, MN Dept. of Ag
Rep. Paul Ogren
Rep. Steve Dille
Senator Florian Chimelewski
Rep. Rick Krueger

If you have names of previous Friends of the County Fair award winners and the year they won the award or additions and/or corrections, please send them to mfcf.zach@gmail.com

Friends of the County Fairs Award

Previous Awardees

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